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This month's plans
"This month's plans" offers you some ideas to visit and feel at peace during your stay as well as enjoy seasonal events in Kyoto. They are mostly in outdoor, including some mountains, so that visitors can enjoy a green and healthy stay and save money as well!
July 1st (Sun) ~ 31st (Tue)
Gion Matsuri Festival
Gion-Matsuri Festival is a festival of Yasaka Shrine located in eastern Gion, which started in the 9th century. It was originally held to drive away the evil spirits.
February 2nd ~ 4th
Setsubun Ceremony
In the beginning of February, an annual traditional event called setsubun is held in several temples and shrin […]
February 21st
Nento-sai Festival
This is the reenactment of the noble’s elegant play in the Heian era. You can go with the procession and […]
February 25th
Plum Festival
The plum festival is held to commemorate the death of Sugawara-no-Michizane who is enshrined at this shrine. M […]
Column -text by Steve Cooke
Looking in on Japanese New Year
“Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu”! If there is one phrase to become familiar with over the Japanese […]
January 3rd
Karuta-hajime Event
This is the annual event of New Year which women dressed in the Heian period court costumes play a traditional […]
January 4th
Kemari-hajime Event
You can see the old style football game performed by men in court costumes at the shrine ground. The ball is m […]
January 8th ~ 12nd
Toka-Ebisu Festival
The god of business is enshrined at this shrine. Many people who hope to do good business in the new year come […]
January 9th
Shichifukujin-meguri Event
This is a lucky tour of the New Year to visit seven Gods at this temple and sub temples. You can get a unique […]
January 15th
Kyudo Archery Competition
This is the annual New Year’s ceremony of this temple which is famous for 1001 Buddha statues standing i […]
December 7th & 8th
Daikondaki Radish Boiling
December 8th is the memorial day when the Buddha Shakamuni achieved enlightenment. On both days, radishes will […]
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- Every 1st Sunday
- To-ji Temple
- 7:00-16:00
- Antique market.
- Every 2nd Saturday
- Toyokuni Shrine
- 10:00-15:00
- Small antique market.
- Every 2nd Sunday
- Bishamon-do in Kennin-ji Temple
- 10:00-16:00
- Known as Tora-ichi, artistic handicrafts & arts.
- Every 4th Sunday
- Kamigamo Shrine
- Handicraft market in peaceful and quiet grounds of the shrine.
- Every 15th
- Chion-ji Temple
- 8:00-16:00
- Kyoto's biggest monthly market of handmade goods and crafts.
- Every 21st
- To-ji Temple
- 7:00-16:30
- Known as Kobo-san, Kyoto's largest market for all kinds of antiques, tools and so on.
- Every 25th
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
- 7:00-16:30
- Known as Tenjin-san, a popular flea market at one of Kyoto's major shrines. Antiques, food, tools and so on.
